The union effect on wages in Chile: a two-stage approach using panel data
Landerretche, Oscar ; Lillo, Nicolas ; Puentes, Esteban
Labour. Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations
2013
27
2
June
164-191
Wages and wage payment systems
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/labr.12011
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"We estimate the union effect on wages in Chile to be between 18 and 24 per cent. We follow a two-stage procedure that allows us to correct the endogeneity of union status and to separate true from spurious dependence, by exploiting the union history of individuals using panel data. We find evidence of comparative-advantage sorting in union status, strong true state dependence and a re-distributional effect of union membership (i.e. wage gains from unionization are larger for lower-wage earners)."
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